Transportation
Linking people to one another, to places, and to resources by bringing together public agencies, transportation providers, and communities.
Transportation planning requires coordinating across agencies, funding sources, regulatory processes, and community interests while responding to changing technologies, infrastructure needs, and travel patterns.
Transportation is about making connections; linking people to one another, to places, and to resources. From bicycle and pedestrian improvements to major investments in bus, rail, and highway infrastructure, Kearns & West connects community priorities with transportation planning, land use, economic development, and regulatory processes.
Equity and accessibility are central to our transportation work. We bring together public agencies, transportation providers, and communities, creating accessible opportunities for underserved and underinvested communities, people with disabilities, older adults, youth, and other transportation users to shape plans and investments.
Featured Projects
Pacific Bluefin Tuna Fishery Stakeholder Engagement
The Challenge A single fishery-management question sat at the intersection of many interests, and no one group could answer it alone. Consultation and permitting under the ESA, MMPA, and NEPA raise the bar for coordination and defensible process. When jurisdictions overlap and interests compete, agencies and primes bring in a neutral firm to structure the…
Marine Energy Environmental Toolkit – marineenergy.app
An interactive platform that brings marine energy data, regulatory guidance, and decision-making tools together in one place for developers, regulators, and researchers.
Streamlining ESA / MMPA Consulatations
An interactive platform that brings marine energy data, regulatory guidance, and decision-making tools together in one place for developers, regulators, and researchers.
Our Proven Performance
Keep complex transportation decisions moving forward
We bring agencies, communities, technical teams, and other interests together to navigate competing priorities, regulatory requirements and considerations for interconnected transportation, land use, and the community.
Turn transportation choices into decisions people can shape
We translate technical information into plain language for conversations and hands-on activities that help people understand tradeoffs, test alternatives, and see how their input informs decisions.
Engage beyond the usual room
We meet people where they experience transportation, from buses and transit stops to sidewalks, bike routes, and regional corridors, to bring more voices into decision-making.
Start the conversation with us.
Tell us where your process is stuck. We will map the agencies, users, and timelines and lay out a path that holds up.